SSC requires the expert services of a market research firm to support its market analysis activities. The objective of this requirement is to award one contract to acquire market research and analysis, and related services to support ongoing SSC and GC transformation activities on an ‘as-and-when’ requested basis.
This bid solicitation is being issued by SSC. It is intended to result in the award of a contract for 1 year plus two (2) irrevocable one-year options allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract. This bid solicitation does not preclude Canada from using another method of supply for entities of the Government of Canada with the same or similar needs.
There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, see Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the “Security Requirements on PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders” document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents website
(http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/acquisitions/text/plain/plain-…).
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CColFTA), the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (CPanFTA) if it is in force, and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).
Bidders must provide a list of names, or other related information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003 or 2004, whichever is applicable to this bid solicitation.
For services requirements, Bidders in receipt of a pension or a lump sum payment must provide the required information as detailed in article 3 of Part 2 of the bid solicitation.
There is a Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity requirements associated with this procurement: see Part 5 – Certifications, Part 7 – Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex named Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity – Certification.
